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Ellen Brown(I)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
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Ellen Brown is known for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), Liberty Weekend (1986) and Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President (1981).
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    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Liberty Weekend (1986)
    Liberty Weekend
    7.5
    TV Special
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1986
    Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
    TV Special
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1981
    Tim Allen in Tim Allen Rewires America (1991)
    Tim Allen Rewires America
    6.1
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Director



    • Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992–2009
    • Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival
      6.0
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Pre-Emmy Show
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Before They Were Stars (1996)
      Before They Were Stars
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman (1995)
      A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman
      6.5
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Drew Carey: Human Cartoon
      8.3
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1993
    • NBC Comedy All-Star with Paul Reiser
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Showtime Special: Bad Gig Blues
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Ron Shock
      • Director
      • 1993
    • One Night Stand (1989)
      One Night Stand
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1992
    • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
      The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Class Clowns (1992)
      Class Clowns
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1992
    • The Steve & Leo Show
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Sports Emmy
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Tim Allen in Tim Allen Rewires America (1991)
      Tim Allen Rewires America
      6.1
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1991

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • George Carlin: Doin' It Again (1990)
      George Carlin: Doin' It Again
      8.3
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1990
    • Bill Bixby in Exploring Psychic Powers Live (1989)
      Exploring Psychic Powers Live
      8.3
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1989
    • The 43rd Annual Tony Awards
      6.0
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1989
    • The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper (1988)
      The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 1988
    • The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)
      The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
      6.0
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1988
    • Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford in The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988)
      The 42nd Annual Tony Awards
      7.5
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1988
    • Jackie Mason: The World According to Me (1988)
      Jackie Mason: The World According to Me
      7.6
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1988
    • The 11th Annual Young Comedians (1987)
      The 11th Annual Young Comedians
      6.5
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1987
    • We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala
      6.2
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1987
    • Alf Loves a Mystery (1987)
      Alf Loves a Mystery
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 1987
    • The 28th Annual American Music Awards (2001)
      The 14th Annual American Music Awards
      4.7
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1987
    • Fergie, Martika, Rahsaan Patterson, Renee Sandstrom, and Jerry Sharell in Kids Incorporated (1984)
      Kids Incorporated
      7.2
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1986
    • One Voice (1986)
      One Voice
      8.6
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1986
    • The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion (1986)
      The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
      5.9
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1986
    • The Jay Leno Special
      6.6
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1986

    Additional Crew



    • Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (1997)
      Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
      6.8
      TV Special
      • director: location segments
      • 1997
    • The Midnight Special (1972)
      The Midnight Special
      8.5
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 1973–1974
    • Hee Haw (1969)
      Hee Haw
      7.0
      TV Series
      • assistant to the producers
      • assistant to producers
      • production assistant
      • 1970–1973
    • John Wayne in Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
      Swing Out, Sweet Land
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • assistant to the producers
      • 1970

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      Interviewed in "Directing For Television: Conversations with American TV Directors," 1999, Scarecrow Press.

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